Chef wants to give African food a bigger stageNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Serigne Mbaye sees links to the food of his ancestral home of Senegal all around his adopted home of New Orleans, in the gumbo, the rice dishes, even the beignets. The young chef wants to build new connections through modern New Orleans cooking, and one avenue is a series of collaborations with local restaurants. Mbaye is working to eventually turn Dakar NOLA into a full-service New Orleans restaurant. By showcasing traditional food in new ways, Mbaye hopes he can keep the story of its roots and global reach alive. “There’s COVID, there’s increased awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement, there’s the politics right now.

Source: Ethiopian News September 20, 2020 03:56 UTC